ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ

Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1 National Council February 25, 2013 Unless Congress and the President reach agreement […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please take action in accordance with the following alert from the Center for Disability Rights which urges NYS […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s another timely piece by one of the nation’s most sought after behavioral healthcare management consultants, Open Minds’ […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In order to come up with sufficient savings and revenues to make up for a $1.1 billion loss […]

HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation Mental Health Weekly February 25, 2013 Editor’s Note: HHS officials on Feb. […]

N E W S A D V I S O R Y ADVOCATES STAND TO SAY “YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: It’s not too late to make plans to join over 100 advocates in protesting against recent proposals and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The number of people involved in the criminal justice system continues to grow and the need for effective […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Governor Cuomo proposes to repeal provisions won in last year’s budget that would allow prescribers to get atypical […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Look for details of ‘listening sessions’ Acting OMH Commissioner Kristin Woodlock will be conducting across our state, to […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Governor Cuomo released 30-day amendments to his 2013-4 budget proposal that cuts $500 million from the state Medicaid […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In the wake of CMS and Congressional concerns about ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Medicaid billing practices especially relating to OPWDD […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Courtesy of Dr. Scott Stroup from Columbia University – Please help us improve our research.The goal of this […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State has transferred oversight of the state’s protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities from […]

State’s Medicaid Faces Audit House Panel Seeks Federal Review After $15B in Overbilling ByJames M. Odato Albany Times Union February […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please join ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ award-winning director Lucy Winer for the next NYC screening of her groundbreaking documentary KINGS PARK. […]

Research Participant Opportunity: Examining the Influence of Environmental Factors on Community Participation The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is […]

Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform By Larry Davidson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Governor Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission has issued its final report (see http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/SAGEReport.pdf). The following measures […]

Greetings! The National Healthcare for the Homeless Council is conducting a free webinar that may be of interest to you. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Albany Times Union aptly points out that the recent deserved scrutiny over NYS Medicaid practices should not […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s SAFE Act requires clinicians to report the names of individuals who describe impulses to harm themselves […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from Open Minds’ Monica Oss, one of the behavioral health service community’s ‘go to’ strategic […]

Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People Abby Rapoport American Prospect February 7, 2013 In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings, […]

Thank you for your interest in the NYS Health Benefit Exchange. There are several important updates that we are pleased […]

Efforts to Simplify Medicaid and Mental Health Create A Complicated Mix By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor February 6, […]

Measure Would Strengthen Mental Health-Care System ByBrady DennisandPaul Kane Washington Post February7, 2013 A bipartisan group of senators, citing renewed […]

Peer Involvement in Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Services: Promoting Wellness through Recovery-Oriented Care Presenters Peggy Swarbrick, Ph.D., OT, CPRP […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: I worked at a NYS psychiatric center in the late 1970’s and saw firsthand the lifestyle that was […]

Billions In Discretionary Funds Set Aside By Gov. Andrew Cuomo Enable Him To Exercise Great Power: Insiders Cuomo allocated $3 […]

Therapists: Change in Medical Coding Threatens Mental Health Care By JoNel Aleccia, NBC News February 7, 2013 Marc Milhander conducted […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Receives $186 Million Federal Grant to Create Health Benefit Exchange By Cara Matthews Journal News February 04, 2013 […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Larry Davidson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Program for Recovery and Community Health […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: New data underscoring the tremendous importance of re-doubling efforts to seriously expand smoking cessation supports for people with […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s a fascinating view at what some say is the next step in healthcare transformation: moving from accountable […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, in the midst of the most fundamental […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Great thanks are due to the 700 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ members who got up very early last Tuesday and came […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s a timely OP ED from former OMH Commissioner Mike Hogan who highlights improvements in our care system […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by chairman Darrell Issa (R, California),released […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to work with Columbia University Medical Center and Dr. Scott Stroup in the development of […]

U.S. Begins New Audit As Cuomo Tries To Deal With $15 Billion In Medicaid Overcharges State To Lose $1.1B A […]

The Opportunities for Recovery and Peer Services in NYS Healthcare Reform Join us for a Webinar on February 13 <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178640401> […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In this year’s NYS Executive Budget proposal is a $3 million start up allocation for a managed care […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: An extraordinary discussion on mandated psychiatric treatment, started by Massachusetts psychiatrist Christopher Gordan’s concerns that this approach ‘may […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Dale Jarvis is one of the nation’s smartest, most sought consultants whose prophetic vision of where our behavioral […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following provides details about BHbusiness: Mastering Essential Business Operations, learning networks funded by SAMHSA and administered by […]

Mental Health Treatment Should Focus On Recovery By Deron Drumm and Greg Benson  The Hartford Courant  January 25, 2013 As […]

Why Don’t Clinicians See Enough Recovery? By Larry Davidson Recovery to Practice May 28, 2010 If so many people recover […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A very timely piece, including a critical point: “some criminal justice experts say it makes more sense to […]

Yoga May Have Positive Effects On Major Psychiatric Disorders, Including Depression, Schizophrenia, ADHD And Sleep Complaints Medical News Today  January […]

Latinos Lack Mental Health Treatment, Study Says By Kacy Capobres  Fox News Latino January 24, 2013   As the national debate […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, in the midst of the most fundamental […]

Senator Parker Addresses Mental Health Issues In ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Parker Introduces a Legislative Package Addressing the Needs of the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Albany Legislative Day drew 700 enthusiastic mental health advocates from across ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to share their […]

Optum/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Relief Effort Aids Displaced Adult Home Residents January 29, 2013   Thanks to a timely donation, emergency support is […]

Thursday, January 31, 2013  3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time The Use of Medications in Recovery-Oriented Practice FEATURING  Ron Diamond, […]

Acting Commissioner’s Message by Kristin M. Woodlock, OMH Acting Commissioner This year, the Acting Commissioner’s Message will focus on people […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s the final schedule for tomorrow’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LegislativeDay in Albany. Please see below for parking information. See you […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Does anyone really understand how healthcare reform is unfolding in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with the emerging system of HMOs, […]

Successful and Schizophrenic By Elyn R. Saks  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times  January 25, 2013 THIRTY years ago, I was given a […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: At tomorrow’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Legislative Day, among the many questions hundreds of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈers with psychiatric disabilities will be […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Thanks to an agreement with Open Minds, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has been able to share a regular stream of timely […]

Budget Hole Seen After Loss of Aid More than $1 Billion in Federal Medicaid Funding Could Be Lost After Costs […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Public Policy Committee has finalized our 2013-4 State Budget and Legislative Agenda, which will be advanced […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, state legislative leaders announced the appointment of each house’s respective mental health committee chairs. The new Assembly […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Between 2008-11, 6 health home-like pilots were operated under grants from the NYS Department of Health. The following […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, we shared Mike Hogan’s very thoughtful testimony at the Senate committee hearing on mental health services in […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: While the articles below provide some of the telling points make yesterday in a Senate hearing on our […]

—– Original Message —–From: Harvey Rosenthal To: nyaprs at kikalwa.net <nyaprs at kikalwa.net> Sent: Thu Jan 24 14:29:59 2013 Subject: […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Following is a copy of Mike Hogan’s testimony today at the Senate HELP committee hearing on mental health. […]